https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/The element14 RoadTests are an extensive collection of detailed product reviews for engineers that are written by members of the group. The reviews cover a wide range of new B2B products used for in the engineering design and development process. Product ren-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57137/what-data-would-you-acquire-with-this/237571Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:23:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:13eab06b-3545-40d1-b8ef-7103bcf5bdb2dougwThe only project I'm doing right now that could use this capability is a system with 8 piezo sensors that processes impact waveforms. The NI system could be used to capture raw waveforms that can be compared to the processed outputs.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57137/what-data-would-you-acquire-with-this/237569Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:22:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2efe78f2-68c6-4596-8f75-0f9b11dd777egam3t3chI would use it to collect synchronized electrical, mechanical, and sensor data, including voltage, current, frequency, RPM, vibration, temperature, digital states, pulse timing, encoder position, startup behaviour, power consumption, and response to generated test signals. It would support automated testing of turntables, speakers, amplifiers, controllers, grounding systems, and other electronics, with the data logged for graphs, comparisons, fault detection, and pass/fail reports.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57137/what-data-would-you-acquire-with-thisTue, 28 Jul 2026 13:13:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e1fcd1ef-9a14-4d38-984e-38f4df7d0e1aOwainMWe're appraising the NI USB-6421 for a RoadTest and would appreciate some member input. It's USB Type-C powered and has analogue and digital IO and 4 counters, analogue input channels with four input range settings between ± 200 mV to ± 10 V. The analogue output channels have an update rate of 250 kS/s/ch at up to ± 10 V. It's compatible with some free data acquisition software from NI, but also has some professional software to use with it that's also available. The full product specifications are available below: community.element14.com/.../usb_2D00_6421_5F00_and_5F00_usb_2D00_6421_5F002800_oem_29005F00_specifications_5F00_2026_2D00_07_2D00_28_2D00_13_2D00_47_2D00_51.pdf Thanks for reading and commenting belowDigital I/OUSB-6421nimioDAQdata acquisitionAnalogue I/Ohttps://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237566Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:31:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3f21b922-cc60-4948-b365-5a378791531drscI needed this a few years ago, we settled with a USB interface shaft encoder.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237554Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9d5d24a7-2abc-4b0d-82d0-b24b359239b6DABI could see this sensor as an excellent addition to my telescope mounting system. That level of accuracy could be really useful for tracking objects and returning to exact positions. Very interesting.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237549Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:59:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:61d448b3-6745-496a-8fb5-dfc417891e20beacon_daveA couple of these combined with the likes of a Egismos Laser Module (see e14 Presents episode 647 ) and perhaps a DIY 3D Disto / Total Station becomes a possibility.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237546Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:17:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ee36a7d2-ed33-41d7-b4db-5ab4fe05daadstrbThis is really interesting, but I don't have a suitable project to exploit this sensor.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237545Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:26:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b813e6bc-adbd-4527-8e49-6022f658c0d7dougwThis is an exciting technology, better in many ways than an RVDT. It has me thinking up applications where it would work well, even though I don't have an immediate need.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237542Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:57:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d35c0a80-93cc-45b8-be00-0c2987aa85b4cstantonWell, you really reach for the stars with that idea - is this something that you have access to? (I'd be jealous if you do)https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237541Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:51:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ccc6268d-7f66-454d-a973-9ac199817f32mosfetbjtigbtThis might work very well integrated into the motor drive gear trains of an astronautical telescope drive for computer controlled star finder operation. Closed loop feedback would provide certainty in pointing as opposed to relying on stepper motors and making the assumptions of no slipping of gear shafts and backlash problems.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237540Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:33:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2c14dac8-5eba-475d-bb88-6d5c92ca74c8JWxI wonder if single or multi-turn version is being considered for testing? Getting 10k RPM rotational speed for a fraction of the turn seems demanding...https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237539Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:51:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:741f175d-6b2e-46f0-bd45-7253eda02e3acstantonCommunity swag?https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/m/managed-videos/151530Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:41:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9fb22909-03e1-442c-b445-87deb3cb23f2beacon_daveShow ClipsmoviestopTop clipsbestshowsTV Showsclipshttps://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237538Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:40:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:edd0467d-f0bb-4e43-b76a-8c9b5f90e45fbeacon_daveDoes it come with a safe full of swag ? Automatic safe-cracker ( On Her Majesty's Secret Service )https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237535Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:58:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1508e84f-2c9f-4983-bddf-5c8cc9881669michaelkellettIt looks like fun but I don't have any current project for it. I recently designed some tiny encoder boards which used a 4 quadrant single chip detector (from icHaus) and I couldn't test those properly either ! To do the sensor justice you would need some precision machined metal parts to install it and an application that cared about the resolution it can manage. I could make the metal bits but I just don't have an application for the sensor (unless I could use it to test the tiny encoder......) MKhttps://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237534Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:56:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:90900951-ff83-469d-b6dd-51bdda425391cstanton[quote userid="418567" url="~/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237532"]If I achieve 1mm precision on anything[/quote] I somehow manage to when stubbing my toe every time I walk past the corner of the bed. ;)https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237533Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:55:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fd209d3e-0e36-4dbe-93c4-42e4bf4c4e2arobogary10k rpm is just a max value. I hadnt tried to chug out numbers, wondering how to quantify accel/deceleration time with the data update rate. Being an absolute encoder for robots, positioning seems to be the key measurement. Wonder about the mechanical installation, putting on a stepper motor would seem inappropriate, how does this encoder fit on ac brushless motors, does it make sense to mount on general purpose induction motors ?https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237532Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:46:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d5b961e0-773b-414a-b6e8-7abaa563a5a4obonesI totally understand the need for this kind of precision, but it's totally out of my hobbyist tooling range. If I achieve 1mm precision on anything, it's already a miracle!https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spin/237531Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:41:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e17f1918-e62a-4af8-81fc-0fea5b9e76famisazI did not studied datsheet thoroughly yet, but at the first look seems like this kit from MPS which some folks roadtested few years back: https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/rt/roadtests/561/mps-ma732-magalpha-angle-sensor-kit-with-servo-motor-industrial-sensing#pifragment-4100=4&pifragment-4106=7&pifragment-18971=4&pifragment-18972=7&pifragment-19828=11 . This one seems to not require special magnet? Or at least I did not find anything about that after my quick look.https://community.element14.com/products/roadtest/f/forum/57128/do-you-want-to-take-this-for-a-spinFri, 24 Jul 2026 12:35:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:69e70a41-c92e-4479-b887-a36fd2748adbcstantonIt kinda looks like a donut. It's Vishay's RAIK060 . Full datasheet: community.element14.com/.../raik060.pdf I think that this may need some parts with it to give it the full run, but wow the rotation speed is 10krpm? Zoomies. 60mm position sensor. Perhaps that needs some motor accompanyment. When we post forum threads such as this, they supplement our decisions on what RoadTests OwainM does now and in the future, and helps us to better position and suggest hardware to our supplier partners to offer to you, our members. Thanks for joining in and sharing your thoughts.vishayinductive encoderposition sensorraik060